The Ivy Bridge promises higher performance per watt over Sandy Bridge on both the CPU and GPU front. Built with tri-gate 3D transistors on a 22nm die, how much performance should we expect from the new CPU? [review_ad] INTRODUCTION The 7 series chipset, launched on April 8 set the ball rolling for the launch ...

GIGABYTE Z68XP-UD3-iSSD makes setting up Intel Smart Response an easy task with the bundled Intel SSD 311 mSATA SSD. We put it through our test to see how it performs. [review_ad] INTRODUCTION The computer industry is a fierce business, and manufacturers are always hard-pressed to stand out. In the 1990s and early 2000s, motherboard ...

Intel’s latest processor microarchitecture, Sandy Bridge, is finally here. The processor promises greater performance, and we put it to the test. [review_ad] INTRODUCTION Sandy Bridge was originally planned to be unveiled at CES this year, but Intel decided to move the launch date a few days earlier. Intel wants to kick off 2011 with a big ...